Little Brown Puppies

                       PHOTOGRAPHED BY ALITTLETHINGCALLEDRAGSAK, MAY 2013
                       ILOCOS NORTE, PHILIPPINES

Our loving dog Sadham gave birth to five little brown puppies.  They look so adorable! At night, I could hear them bark like big dogs!(",) My summer bundle of joy!(",) Sad to say, each of them will find their home soon...Our relatives reserved each  of them.  If I can only take care of them, I will never let them go... I love these cute pups! They made me smile many times during my staycation. (",)

Going Green and Red

steamed lady's fingers or gumbo and fresh tomatoes (okra at kamatis)

fried anchovies and tomatoes (dilis at kamatis)

Bugguong (Fish Sauce) is an Ilocano condiment

freshly and finely chopped tomatoes

horseradish leaves, string beans, tomatoes, with bugguong and fried or grilled fish (bulong ti marunggay, utong, kamatis, bugguong ken nasagpawan ti pinirito wenno natuno nga ikan)

                   PHOTOGRAPHED BY ALITTLETHINGCALLEDRAGSAK

                   MAY 2013, ILOCOS NORTE, PHILIPPINES                                       

 

 My summer breakfast turned out healthy compared to what I usually eat in the metro.  Looking at these photos makes me salivate again and again.  During the summer, I satiated myself with fruits and vegetables.  Green leafy vegetables with fresh tomatoes, pinakbet, mouthwatering watermelon, turnips, green and yellow mangoes, fish and seaweeds, boiled sweet potatoes and banana for merienda and the unbeatable thirst quenching icy water!(",)

 

Our body needs healthy nourishment.  Remember, we are what we eat. (",)

Good bye Summer

A serene breakfast by the beach on a fine Saturday.  It was a great time to release all the stress and nega vibes before going back to work.  Steph, a balikbayan nurse from London, sister of my bff Prettie had an incessant sharing of her experiences in London about their food, culture, tradition and her visit in Turkey, especially the sumptuous taste of a lamb which I haven't tasted and hopefully be given the chance to taste before my gray hair day. (hehe)  Listening to her stories gave me a sudden pricked of my long lost dream and urge of travelling the world.  When she said, travelling in Europe is so convenient because of the comfortable train.  Here comes my how I wish! If only...(",)

 

While we were enjoying the beach fun! I kept saying, if only life is always like this, stress free, no deadlines, no nega remarks, no pain...but life isn't always like that.  Life is like the waves in the ocean, it can be so calm yet so rouse, so lull yet so churn, so quiet yet so noisy.  With happiness and pain we live and appreciate more what life has to offer.

 

Shane, dearest son of Steph had a ceaseless fun with water! As a kid who grew up in the metro, he only experience the beach during vacations.  He loved to play games in the water like the wrestling type. hehe

 

One of the things in my to do list is to read at least 10 books during the summer. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to beat the deadline, to read all the books before the first rain on May.  It rained hard again the other night.  I'm still reading this famous book, still starting, that is why I always carry this book in my bag. 

 

Lastly, I would like to say thank you to my bff and her siblings for this breathtaking moment!(",) Sa uulitin.(",) 

 

 

            with the family of nurses: cute green and red sweethearts bj and suerte, prettie my bff, reina, steph, a balikbayan from london her son shane and their only dude joven. (",)

My book and never-a-havaianas-pair-of-slippers!(",)

An only path that leads you to "ragsak" is
following your heart. (",)

               PHOTOGRAPHED BY ALITTLETHINGCALLEDRAGSAK, MAY 2013
               ILOCOS NORTE, PHILIPPINES

So this is it. Good bye Summer, I haven't really accepted the fact that I'm letting you go...See you again
next  year!(",) Please knock early(",)

 

Plan an early getaway for next summer, the earlier the better...(",)